ELO "Mr. Blue Sky"

Can anyone tell me exactly how the 45 edit of "Mr. Blue Sky" differs from the album version? I don't have the 45 or the one CD with the single edit. I took a guess and I edited out the intro part BEFORE the piano eighth-note part (with spoken "Morning..." part) begins, and I edited out the last part (where the faster, rock-ish part comes in), but my edit's a bit short compared to the CD listed in the book with the single edit. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong?

Perhaps there is a difference between the dj 45 and the commercial 45 of this song. My LP version starts off with :03 of short wave radio sound effects that are not on the dj 45. Is this effect on the commercial 45?

Edtop40,

When you say "radio intro", I assume you don't mean just the "radio voice" saying "morning, etc." over the piano chords. Is that correct? There is a distinct short wave radio sound effect for 3 seconds, then piano chords with a radio voice saying "morning, etc." If this is correct, it sounds like the dj 45 is 3 seconds shorter than the commercial 45, which is shorter than the LP version. Can anyone verify this (or disprove it)?

you guys are way to good about describing the song....i can't figure out what you guys are talking about...........does anyone want an mp3 of the actual 45 version to compare themselves...........i'm glad to send an mp3 to anyone who requests it.....edtop40

I don't have the actual LP version to compare--Pat's 8th edition book notes that the Afterglow version is the 45 version. I don't know where exactly the strings stop and the tempo changes on the LP.